Tardinghen (French pronunciation: [taʁdɛ̃ɡɑ̃]; West Flemish: Terdingem, pronounced [tɛrˈdɪŋəm]; Picard: Tardinghin, pronounced [tardɪŋɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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.JPG) The church of Tardinghen | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tardinghen  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°52′01″N 1°37′52″E / 50.8669°N 1.6311°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Terre des Deux Caps |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thibaut Segard[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 150 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62806 /62179 |
| Elevation | 1–96 m (3.3–315.0 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponymy
Common to many French locales especially in the north, the etymology of Tardinghen is ultimately based in Germanic language roots.
Geography
Tardinghen is situated some 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D249 and D940 roads, on Cape Gris-Nez. Parts of the coastline, forming the northern border of the commune, have receded inland at about 5 metres (5+1⁄2 yd) per year.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 145 | — |
| 1975 | 133 | −1.23% |
| 1982 | 127 | −0.66% |
| 1990 | 117 | −1.02% |
| 1999 | 127 | +0.92% |
| 2007 | 169 | +3.64% |
| 2012 | 147 | −2.75% |
| 2017 | 151 | +0.54% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
- An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
- Vestiges of the Atlantic Wall.
- Brasserie Artisanale des 2 Caps, local microbrewery.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Tardinghen at Wikimedia Commons- The history of Tardinghen on Histopale (in French)
